Guppie's Dying

[judith]

can anyone advise my guppies are dying don't seem to know why all other fish are ok just losing up to 2 guppies a day.

water is ok and am doing my weekly water changes as i said it is only my guppies all other fish seem ok.

 

[TribeOfShroom]

Hi,

Do you mind posting your water stats and any unusual behaviour that you've noticed e.g flicking, rubbing, gasping etc.

thanks

 

[judith]

Hi,

Do you mind posting your water stats and any unusual behaviour that you've noticed e.g flicking, rubbing, gasping etc.

thanks

my water stats are:
ph - 6.5
nitrite - 0
ammonia - 0
nitrate - 4

the only thing i can see is that they are staying up near the surface not swimming just sitting there, can't see any sign's of whitespot, finrot or anything like that have lost 7 only 3 guppies left. they are not bothering with any other fish just staying on their own. don't know if this is any help?

the rest of my fish all seem ok it is just the guppie's my other fish are:

2 kissing gourami's
28 neon's
1 pleco
1 clown loach
4 nanio

 

[Matty P]

1) Have you got any air pumps/stones in your tank?

2) Is the surface well agitated, this helps a lot with gas exchange.

3) How big is your tank?

 

[judith]

1) Have you got any air pumps/stones in your tank?

2) Is the surface well agitated, this helps a lot with gas exchange.

3) How big is your tank?

have only the built in pump that comes with the tank no air stones in it.

my tank is 190lt juwel corner tank.

not sure what u mean by agitated??

 

[WILDER]

What he means is there enough aeration in the tank, is the filter rippiling the water well at the surface.
Check the gills over to see if there pale with excess mucas on them on red and inflamed.
Any of the fish look on the thin side or bloated.
What does it look like when the fish go to the toilet.
Check the anus of the fish to see if its enlarged or red and inflamed.

 

[the biffster]

ph is a bit low for guppies they like it 7 to 7.5

 

[judith]

What he means is there enough aeration in the tank, is the filter rippiling the water well at the surface.
Check the gills over to see if there pale with excess mucas on them on red and inflamed.
Any of the fish look on the thin side or bloated.
What does it look like when the fish go to the toilet.
Check the anus of the fish to see if its enlarged or red and inflamed.

yes the water is rippling over the surface, 2 of the guppie's don't have any of them syptoms the other 1 has taken to the corner of the tank at the top away from the other fish
it looks slightly thinner than the other 2 not much though. it is just staying in the one place just like the others did propably will lose it by tomorrow by the looks of things.

no redness or inflamed either round gills or anus, looks normal that i can see toliet wise

ph is a bit low for guppies they like it 7 to 7.5

could this be why it is just my guppy's dying and my other fish seem fine?

 

[WILDER]

Livebeares can be kept from 6.5 to 7.5 but they do better in the 7 region.
So no long stringy white poo as guppies are prone to camallanous worms.

 

[judith]

Livebeares can be kept from 6.5 to 7.5 but they do better in the 7 region.
So no long stringy white poo as guppies are prone to camallanous worms.

stringy poo but not all white a little bit transparent but not all mostly coloured with the fish that is staying away from the other fish.

can that be treated?? also can it do harm to my other fish

 

[WILDER]

White and transparent sound like internal parasites.
http/www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/php/detail62_45492.php

 

[judith]

White and transparent sound like internal parasites.
[URL="http/www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/php/detail62_45492.php"]http/www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/php/detail62_45492.php[/URL]

so is that why it explains just the guppy's are dying and not the other fish.

will the other fish be ok in the tank once it is treated???

thanks for the link can't do much tonight but will get onto that in morn.

 

[WILDER]

Thank you, off to look now.
Want to apologise if i have hyjacked this thread, i never meant to, so sorry.

Once a fish is really skinny not good as there infested with them, the parasites destroy the internal organ resulting in bacterial infections.
You can save the other fish though by treating the tank.
http/www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/health/nematodes.shtml

 

[WILDER]

http/www.fishforums.net/content/Disease-...Levamisole-Hci/

 

[judith]

Thank you, off to look now.
Want to apologise if i have hyjacked this thread, i never meant to, so sorry.

Once a fish is really skinny not good as there infested with them, the parasites destroy the internal organ resulting in bacterial infections.
You can save the other fish though by treating the tank.
[URL="http/www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/health/nematodes.shtml"]http/www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/health/nematodes.shtml[/URL]

will do thanks for the links it say 's on the links that garlic extract is also good for treating this have u ever tried that?

fingers crossed it will be time enough as it says u really should vast them for 1 day before treating them.